What percentage of people rent in Clay, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Clay, PA, 2020–2024
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40.7% (±18.2 points) of the occupied homes in Clay, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 259 renting households against 378 that own their home.

In Clay, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 40.7% in 2020–2024 (+13.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.7% (±18.2 points)
Renting households: 259 (±160)
Median renter income: $41,486 (±$19,253)

Who rents and who owns in Clay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clay	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.7% (±18.2 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	259 (±160)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	378 (±115)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,486 (±$19,253)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,043 (±$51,044)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Clay, the renter share is not measurably different from Lancaster County (30.2%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Lancaster County, Clay ranks 5 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 50 of 390.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Clay has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	27.0% (±11.9 points)	40.7% (±18.2 points)	+13.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,075 (±$617)	$1,033 (±$519)	−3.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Clay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Clay	—	40.7% (±18.2 points)	—
Brickerville	2.6 mi	6.5% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Elizabeth Township (Lancaster County)	3.6 mi	14.3% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Schoeneck	3.7 mi	6.7% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Ephrata	4.1 mi	44.4% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rothsville	4.6 mi	20.9% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Akron	4.6 mi	36.7% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Warwick Township (Lancaster County)	4.9 mi	21.2% (±2.9 points)	Lower
West Cocalico Township	5.1 mi	6.4% (±3.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brickerville, PA (6.5%), Elizabeth Township (Lancaster County), PA (14.3%), Schoeneck, PA (6.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Willow Street	59.1% (±6.0 points)
2	Blue Ball	51.2% (±15.8 points)
3	Lampeter	45.5% (±15.8 points)
4	Leola	42.4% (±5.3 points)
5	Clay	40.7% (±18.2 points)
6	Paradise	38.9% (±14.6 points)
7	Rheems	28.1% (±20.1 points)
8	Gap	27.9% (±10.3 points)
9	Reamstown	23.7% (±9.2 points)
10	Bainbridge	23.3% (±10.7 points)
11	Rothsville	20.9% (±8.3 points)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Clay is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Clay Township (Lancaster County), whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Clay

How many renters are there in Clay?

Clay has an estimated 259 (±160) renting households, 40.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Clay?

In Clay, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 40.7% in 2020–2024 (+13.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Clay?

A renting household in Clay has 1.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Clay?

The median renting household in Clay, PA has an income of $41,486 (±$19,253) a year, against $113,043 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Clay CDP, Pennsylvania (place:13952, in state:42).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.